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Jazz Musicians born on April 20

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Alberto Tebaldi

guitar
born 1972

Avishai Cohen

bass
born 1970

Beaver Harris

drums
born 1936

Ben Hedquist

bass, acoustic
born 1988

Billy James

drums
born 1936

Darko Jurkovic - Charlie

guitar
born 1965

Dave Mullen

saxophone, tenor
born 1966

Donald Malloy

trumpet
born 1985

Esther Viola

oboe
born 1976

Greg Harris

vibraphone
born 1976

Issi Rozen

guitar
born 1967

Jason W. Marshall

saxophone, baritone
born 1983

Joe Bonner

piano
born 1948

Klaus Lessmann

woodwinds
born 1961

Lionel Hampton

vibraphone
born 1908

Majid Khaliq

violin
born 1977

Marek Konarski

saxophone
born 1992

Matt Brewer

bass
born 1983

Mort Weiss

clarinet
born 1935

Nina Vidal

vocals

Noah Bless

trombone
born 1968

Ran Blake

piano
born 1935

Rick Nair

drums
born 1970

Roxy Coss

saxophone, tenor
born 1986

Ruud de Vries

saxophone, tenor
born 1961

Scotti Austin

vocals
born 1971

Sebastian Nordström

bass
born 1990

Tim Collins

vibraphone
born 1977

Tito Puente

drums
born 1923

Burt Bales

born 1916

Cy Laurie

born 1926

Emile Christian

born 1895

Gary Primich

born 1958

Henri Renaud

born 1925

Johnny Fuller

born 1929

Sonny Brown

born 1936

Vera Auer

born 1919

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